A City in Transition: Dublin in the 1600s
Pearse Street Library 144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2, Dublin, IrelandIn 1600, Dublin was a walled, medieval town. Housing was basic, of wattle and daub, with cage-work on the main streets. Anglo-Norman Catholics ran the city. By 1700, the gates were gone and the walls crumbling. Government posts were for Protestants only. Fine houses of brick and stone proliferated. In this illustrated talk, we will...